Fifth-generation submarine which development was mentioned in State Arms Program 2011-2020 will have the hull unified for both ballistic and cruise missiles, reported RIA Novosti referring to a top-ranking spokesman for the Navy. New arms procurement program provides creation of a 5-gen submarine, said deputy defense minister Vladimir Popovkin in February. Now Russian Navy operates only with 3rd-generation subs. Lead submarines of the 4th-generation projects – SSBN Yury Dolgoruky and SSGN Severodvinsk – are under pre-commission trials.
